A model for the origin of large silicic magma chambers: Precursors of caldera-forming eruptions

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 363-381

  Jellinek, A Mark ^a   DePaolo, Donald J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dike formation; Granitic plutons; Rhyolitic volcanism; Silicic magma chumber evolution; Viscoelastic rocks

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; DIKE; MAGMA CHAMBER; PLUTON; RHYOLITE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0042698820     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-003-0277-y     Document Type: Article

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